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Service bulletin 11502

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id613759
Published by NHTSA2000-08-01
Manufacturer's number11502
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK, MOST NOTICEABLE AT COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD ESCORT1998
MERCURY TRACER1998

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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